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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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